Sign holder



Patented July 24, 1923 UNITED STATES insane Application filed May 19,1922. Serial No. mama To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,WILLIAM B; FINK, a citizen of the United States, and resident of NewYork, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in; a Sign Holder, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of devices adaptedto be used for publicity purposes.

y invention has for its object primarily to provide a device or holderdesigned to be employed for framing removable signs, especially of formshaving advertisements and other subject matters painted or otherwiseinscribed on both faces of a surface element so that the device may bepositioned in a conspicuous place whereby the subject matter will beobserved by persons from the front as well as from the rear of the de-.

vice',-'thus permitting the utilization in one sign of a surface. areaequivalent to the surface' area of two signs. The invention consistsessentially of an outer frame element having a recess throughout itslength for receiving a removable surface element on both faces of whichare provided advertise- ,ments or other subject matters for display topersons, and in therecess of the outer frame element as well as beingdisposed on the marginal edge of the surface element is removablyfastened an inner frame element so that when the device is displayed ineither an upstanding position or in a suspended position the subjectmatter on both drawing faces of the surface element may be observed bypersons.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sign holder of asimple, eflicient and durableconstruction which may be made in anyappropriate size and shape.

With these and other objects in view' the invention will be hereinaftermore fully dethe accompanying.

scribed with reference to forming a part ofthis specification in whichsmilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end ofthedescription;

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of a sign holder embodying myinvention, and which is of a form supported in an upstandingpositiomFig. 2 ,s a sectional view,

member23 of its walls partly frag-- mentary and partly detail, taken onthe size and shape, though the form of the element illustrated issubstantially rectangular to provide a bottom bar 11, top bar 12, andside bars 13, 14 all of which may be made of metal or other suitablematerial. The bars of this outer frame element are substantiallyL-shaped'in cross section to provide each of a form having a' flangemember 15 with a second flan e member 16 protruding angularly from t eouter perimeter of the member 15. 'A recess 17 is thereby provided inone face of the outer frame member.

An inner. frame element 18 is removably seated in the recess 17 of theouter frame element 10, and this inner frame element is also preferablysubstantially rectangular to provide a bottom bar 19, top bar 20 andside bars 21, 22. These bars of the inner frame element are substantiallL-shape in cross section to provide each of a form having a flangemember 23 with a flange member 24 extending angularly from one of itsmarginal edges. The inner frame element 18. is of a size as well asbeing disposed in the outer frame element so that the flange snugly fitremovably in lapping arrangement on the inner face of the flange member16 of the outer frame element '10 and so that the flange member 24 ofthe. inner frame element is in spaced relation to the flange member '15of the outer frame element. The flange member 23 of the inner frameelement is also preferably of less width than the width of the flangemember 16 of the outer frame element so that the free edge of the flangemember '23 is spaced from the elbow 'of the outer frame element in orderto provide a groove, as 25, extending the entire length of the frameelements. Inthe groove 25 is removably mounted the marginal edge of aelement, as 26, which may be of I Ell) or otherwise inscribedadvertisements, as 27 for bein displayed so that the sub ect mattors-oft e Sign will be observed by persons [viewing it from either of itsfaces. The surface element 26 is disposed with1n the outerframeelement'10 prior to fitting the inner frame element "therein so that the flangemember 23 of the inner frame elee m'ent serves to clamp the surfaceelement in 10 the outer frame element, and both of the frame elementsmay be detachably fastened together by screws or bolts, as 28 beingdriven through registered threaded .holes provided in spaced. parts ofthe lapping i5 flange members 16 and 23 of the top bars 12 and.20 of theframe elements.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, forms of the holder maybe made for .displayinupstand! ing positions by supporting the outer and an inner frameelements. with the 'surfaceelement 26 on a standard, as 29. The standard29 may be formed witlia base 30 of a suitable size .and weight, and onthis base is an upwardly extending post 31 having on its 25 upper endabracket or yoke or substantially U-shapedQstrap, as 82. .Thelower bars11 and 19 of. the outer and inner. frame elements are removably seatedin the U-shaped bracket, and these bars are detachably tasaotened to thebracket by screws or bolts 33 being driven through registered holesprovided in spaced parts of the braoketand in the flange member 16 ofthebar 11 of the outer frame element 1Q. a 1 35 Serving as means topermit the outer and inner frame elements with the surface elefnent tobev displayed in suspended position instead-.ofbeing-supported on thestandar 29, I proyide pn theupper bars 12*ai1d 20 4 of the frameelements two or more spaced rings or eyes,- as 34, and these eyes arero-' 'tatably mounted in) registered -openings pro vided in the lappingflange" members 16 and 23 of the upper bars ofthe frame elements sothatby 'revolvablyadjusting the eyes-in the positions, shown in Fig. 3,. theholder and surface element may be suspended on suitable hooks or thelike,- not shown, or by revolvably adjusting the eyes so that they areinregister the .{holder and surface ele=v ment may be supported insuspensionby the'eyes being removably mounted on a bar or red, as 35Fig. 4, which in turn may extend from asuitable support, as 36. In theforegoing description,

frame element of substantially I have em t bodied the preferred form ofmy invention, but I do not wish to be 'understoodas limitin myselfthereto, asI am aware that mo ifications may be made therein without.

departing from the principle orssacrifioing any of the advantages ofthis invention, therefore, I reserve to myself the right to make suchchanges asfairly fall within the scope thereof. I r ,Having thusdescribed my invention, I claim as new and desire-to secure by LettersPatent 1. A sign' holder, comprising an" outer an L-shape' in crosssection, an inner frame element also of substantially an L-shape in'crossise'ctiomi' the inner frame element being disposed withw in theouter frame elementlso thattwooorresponding flanges of the elements arein spaced relation, while the-other two 001}- responding flanges of theelements are in lapping arrangement and the freeledge of thelappingflange of the inner frame elef v ment being spaced from the elbow ofthe,"

,outer frame element to provide a groove 8 therebetween, meansdetachably fastening the lapping flange members together, a

standard, and means removably. mounting the frame elements to thestandard. ,2. A sign holder, comprising an outer frame element; ofsubstantially an L-shape' in cross section, an inner frame'elementalso 7of substantially an L-shape in cross section, v the inner frame element'being disposed frame elements to the standard, and ad- -justable meanson the outerframe element whereby both frameelementstmay be pended froma support.

This specification signed and witnessed this-18 day'of May, -A. D. 1922.

T ,W'ILLIAMB. Witnesses-r a DMAoumm p J. Fnnnrmon (11mm.

